Toy parachute



Sept.'9, 3. s. D. WARNER TOY PARACHUTE Filed Nov. 21, 1928 INVENTDR.

Patented Sept. 9, 1930 r I i v "UNITED; STATES PATENT OFFICE sozromous n. wAnnEn, or QINCJII INATI, m To YrARAcnUTE Application filed November 21 1928. Serial rTo.320,888;

This invention relates to toys and more ing the parachute as it would appear departicularly to a toy parachute of the type scending to the earth; 1 H a. adapted to be thrown into the air-and .return Fig. 2 is; a perspectiveview showing the to the earth inparachute formation. 1 manner inwhich the receptacle is held in Oneobject of the invention isv to provide a hand while being thrown into the air; a toy of this character including a hollow Fig. 3 is a view showing the receptacle in receptacle into which the bag and lines of section with one shell moved to an open posithe parachute may be disposed so that the tion and the bag and pull lines of the parareceptacle having the bag and lines disposed chute rolled into a compact mass preparatory 10 therein may be thrown into the air where to placing the same within the receptacle,

the receptacle will open to release the bag and p V and then constitute a weightrwhich will be Flg. 4. is a sectionalrview showing the resuspendedbeneaththe bag' while the; paraceptacle closed andthe compact mass of bag a chute is returning to. the earth. and pull lines disposed therein.

it .15 .Anotherobject of the inventionis to pro- The improved toy parachute includes a 6 vide a receptacle consisting or shells hingedbag 1 which may be formed of linen or any 1y joined to each other andso connect anat other fabric of light weight and the sheet of taching line with the hinge that when pullfabricfromfwhich the bag is formed has its ing action is exerted upon the ,line while margins cut to form tapered portions 2 to 20 holding the receptacle by one shell the other which are attachedpulllines? consisting of shell will be swung to an open osition and strong cord which is preferably of the type thereby allowthejbag and its lines which mployed for fish lines. The pull lines 3 have been reduced to a compact massto be may be of any length desired and have their easilyplacedwithin the receptacleand en- W s JQlIlQd and at their connected .25 l d th i a i .v r lower ends is secured-a single attaching line 7; 1 A th bj t, f th in ti i t f 4-. which is comparatively short and. will be .videa toy ofthis character. in whichthe re 1 1 4 r y b e the Cfmter 0f the ceptacle: which serves 'asa weight is suspend b g t h p 111168 r t g L1P ed {from the pull lines ofthe parachute bag y m wl Parachute 1S descendlng In??? by a single attachingline which is connected the earthwith the lower ends of h pull lines which Thereceptaclefi whichconstitutes a weight i ma together thereby hasa ertness: is:

receptacle be properly Suspended when the. together define sphere. The shell 7 liiis its i i z i Q t marginal portions extended outwardlyto so no 0 l efmven 9 0 Pm form a legend '8 and flange 9 and at one side 'vldelhe $116118 Wt hmges plvota'uy of-the shell'there-have been provided hinge Pri e Whlch are so fi m y ears 10which project outwardly from the l' Q outwardly e,. l and may flan e. *Betweeirthe hin 'e ears 10 is probe gripped between a persons fingers and, b b

thereby ELHOW h ffl P be tially'fiush with the edge face of the shoulder easily held whlle throwing it into the air. 8 d t i t s i sp d l ti t th Th n n n,fi l e in h m free ends of the hinge ears, as shown in. panying drawingpwherein Fig. 3. V 1. .45 V Figure 'lis a view inside elevation showhe shellfi is of the proper diameter. to -90 vided an outstanding lip 11 which is substani rest upon the shoulder 8 with the flange 9 fitting about its marginal portion, as shown in Fig. 4, and this shell carries a hinge ear 12 which fits between the hinge cars 10 and is pivotally connected therewith by a pin 13. It will thus be seen that the two shells will be pivotally connected and may be moved into and out of a closed position. A slot 14 is formed in the hinge ear 12 intermediate the width thereof and the lower end of the attaching line 4 is passed through this slot about the pivot pin, as shown in Figs. 3 and 4, and knotted, as shown at 15, so that when the shell 7 is held in one hand and pull exerted upon the line 4; the knot by engaging the hinge ear 12 at opposite sides of the slot 14 will cause the shell 6 to be swung upwardly to an open position where it will remain with the shoulder 16 formed upon the hinge ear l2 bearing against the lip 11, as shown in Fig. 3. By this arrangement it will be seen that the shell 6 may be very easily moved to' an opened position but cannot move in an opening direction beyond the position shown in Fig. 3.

When the toy is in use, the bag is collapsed transversely with the receptacle suspended beneath it and is then rolled into a compact mass and the pull lines wrapped about it, as shown in Fig. 3. After the pull lines have been wrapped about the bag the shell 7 is held in one hand and pull exerted upon the line 4 to swing the shell 6 upwardly to an open position in which it will remain so that the bag may be placed within the shell 7 and the shell 6 then swung to a closed position. After the shells have been closed the receptacle is grasped in one hand, as shown in Fig. 2, with the hinge ears projecting between the fingers and since the hinge ears are disposed between the fingers the receptacle may be easily grasped and thrown upwardly into the air. It should be further noted that since the hinge ears are grasped between the fingers the receptacle will be so held that when it leaves the hand and moves through the air the pressure exerted upon the two shells by the rolled bag may cause the two shells to move away from each other and allow the bag to pass outwardly. When this occurs, the momentum will cause the pull lines 'to unroll from the bag and as the bag opens the receptacle will swing downwardly beneath the bag where it will be suspended in a closed position and constitute a weight which will return the toy to earth in parachute formation.

Having thus described the invention, I claim:

1. A toy parachute comprising a bag, pull lines secured to the bag in spaced relation to each other about the margins thereof and depending therefrom with their lower ends joined, an attaching line depending from the joined lowerends of said pull lines, and are ceptacle constituting a weight suspended from said attaching line and including companion sections pivot-ally connected for movement into and out of a closed position with the attaching line extending out of the receptacle and secured at the pivotally connected port-ions of the shells whereby the bag and lines may be reduced to a compact mass and disposed within the receptacle and the closed receptacle thrown into the air preliminary to opening and descending in parachute formation with the shells closed.

2. A toy parachute comprising a bag, pull lines secured to the bag in spaced relation to each other about the margins thereof and depending therefrom with their lower ends joined, an attaching line secured to the joined lower ends of said pull lines and depending therefrom, a receptacle constituting a weight suspended from said attaching line, said receptacle consisting of companion shells adapted to be disposed about the bag and lines when reduced to a compact mass, hinge ears extending from the shells, and a pivot pin passed through said ears, the attaching line being passed about the pin and knotted, the knot bearing against the hinge ear of one shell to swing the shell to an open position when the line is pulled.

3. A toy parachute comprising a bag, pull lines secured to the bag in spaced relation to each other about the marginsthereof anddepending therefrom with their lower ends joined, an attaching line secured to the joined lower ends of said pull lines and depending therefrom, a receptacle constituting a weight suspended from said attaching line, said receptacle consisting of companion shells adapted to be disposed about the bag and lines when reduced to a compact mass, hinge ears extending from the shells, and a pivot pin passed through said ears to pivotally connect the same and mount the shells for movement into and out of a closed position, the ear of one shell having a slot therein and the pin passing transversely through the slot, said attachingline having an end portion secured about the pin in said slot and knotted, the knot being adapted to bear against the car at the sides of the slot and move the shell carrying the slotted ear to an open positionwhen pull is exerted upon the line and the other shell held stationary.

4:. A toy parachute comprising a bag, flexible means secured to the bag adjacent the margins thereof and depending therefrom, and a receptacle constituting a weight suspended from said flexible means, said receptacle consisting of companion shells pivoted together, the flexible means extending out of the receptacle when the bag is enclosed therein and being secured at the pivot connecting the shells. V i l 5. A toy parachute comprising a bag,,pull lines secured to the bag inspaced relation to each other about the margins thereof and depending therefrom Withtheir lower ends joined, an attaching line depending from the joined lower ends of said pull lines; a receptacle constituting a weight suspended from said attaching line, said receptacle consisting of companion shells adapted to be disposed about the parachute and lines When reduced to a compact mass, hinge ears extending out- Wardly from theshells, and a pivot pin passed s through said ears, the attaching line extending out of the receptacle when the bag is enclosed therein and being secured to said pin, between the ears externally of the receptacle.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature. SOTORIOUS D. WARNER. [15s.] 

